Teen marijuana use not linked to later depression, lung cancer, other health problems, study finds

ScienceDaily, American Psychological Association ^ | August 4, 2015

[CtBigPat]

Chronic marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms or asthma, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

[umgud]

Yup, it’s real fishy.

[FlingWingFlyer]

LOL! Yeah okay. If a bunch of college potheads say so, it must be true.

[CtBigPat]

Whew! This is good news! What about the Sex, and Rock & Roll part? I might still be in trouble there. :)

Oh, they are very good indeed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfp8xrNAS6I

[DennisR]

Yeah, right. And they were probably able to ace all of their tests in school also. /s

[Cyman]

Proof that cigarette and cigar smoking does not contribute to pulmonary problems and that PM plays no role in Americans health.

[golux]

I was no angel but every pot user of the perhaps 20 I ever knew who smoked “regularly,” ie. bought it for personal use (hey, are we being frank here?) got stupider, slower, and poorer. I guess my experience was anomalous.

[right way right]

It sounds like a typical follow the money study.

[hinckley buzzard]

Indeed. The unsubstantiated anecdote is the figleaf of the shallow thinker.

[hinckley buzzard]

14 year-olds followed up at 36. Hey, no problema so far. Ask me again when I'm 56.

[Ken H]

Sounds like an issue that should be decided by each state, rather than fedgov.

[right way right]

[Intolerant in NJ]

Think where he might have been had he not smoked so many box car loads....

[The_Reader_David]

Why am I suddenly reminded of the Somerset Maughan’s short story “The Verger”?

[Intolerant in NJ]

Well, I don’t know - unfortunately I don’t believe I’ve ever read it - if you find out why I’d sure like to know....

[punditwannabe]

So did my husband, as a junior high and high school teen. He did stop, however, in his 20’s and went on to found a successful company.

[Smokin' Joe]

Yabbut, it was cheap in the 70s and 80s, and different weed than the stuff today--at least from what I've smelled when I catch kids smoking on my property and run them off. Heavy skunk smell to this stuff.

[Politicalkiddo]

I hear that weed lowers IQ. Obviously, these “researchers” are habitual users.

[The_Reader_David]

It was a rhetorical question — in the story a very successful man’s success depends upon having lost a job due to a failing of his youth. Your question echoed the penultimate line of dialogue in the story.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Aha - makes sense now - thanks....

[Hugin]

I’ve known many successful former and current pot users who you would never know were. I could say alcohol users are all the same because I’ve seen tons of sloppy drunks who all act the same. Most people can handle it, some can’t.